Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-01

baud, We're received from san Francisco,
CaL Word from Mr.. Ed Wheeler of
Iopeka, Kansas, son of the deceased, eX-
perienced difficulty in reaching here by
| "Wednesday. IL. Sprigg d Co.,
shipped Monday from this station To Bos-
ton l3 cows and 40 calves ... Graded
school closed Friday will reopen Tuesday,
April 5.
Col. Charles II. Joyce has been secured
a orator OF the day, by the 6. A. II. boys,
for The annual Memorial services in Yer
gennps..... Mr.. Charles O. Stevens. junior
member of the firm of G. f. & G.. O.
stevens, late of the Stevens House, is
lying at the point of DEATH. Seven Ger
mans, sent FOR by the late Mr.. Simons,
depot master, for positions on farms in
/ TINS section, have arrived here A man
and wife were hired by Hon. j. VI. Dyer.
There are five others, young, rugged
looking farm hands awaiting engage
| ment.....lt is expected that Mr.. j. s.
! llickok Will have charge of the Commercial
/ Union telegraph Office in NergenucS.
......Mr Thomas =. Coyne. operator in
the Commercial Uuion office here, left
Monday to take charge of the company's
Office in Brandon. Mrs. NJ. c. Pea
body, teacher in the Grammar depart
ment of the graded school, is visiting
friends in Rutland ...... Miss b. NJ.
Hanks, assistant in grammar and
primary schools is spending her vacation
dJ her Addison home
Rev. C. A. Votey's goods were sent to
Ti1on, o., on the I'D. ..... Bert Bishop
has returned home from school at Saxtons
River. Charles Dunbar has moved
into the house owued by Mrs H. Warren
..... The young peoples meeting con
Quoted by Charles Stafford has been chang
ed to Friday night. Fred Wheeler is
at nome through vacation ... Miss
Charlotte Graves of Burlington is ma king
a short visit in town. The road was so
drllted in our late snow storm that the
stage to Fletcher did not 90 one morning,
the only III lie this winter......J. b. Rich
ardson posi- has bought the scenery of
Capt. Culver that was used in putting on
on his play. The post is now ready to
supply any dramatic club. Joseph
Mcneil had the misfortune to cut his
Knee badly on Friday last. DR.. G.. f. Haw-
ley was called and dressed the wound.
a the last report he was doing well. ...
; a Adelbert McNall has been home visiting
parents and friends and returns to South
Troy about the 18th of April ..N New
sugar is brought in small quantities ......
Joseph NJ. Howard of johnson has bought
the Daniel Howard place. 80. Carl Gillett
and wife will make their home with
Giles Rugg.
Hyde Park
A. o. Gates of Morrisville will deliver
his lecture, "Across the Continent" at the
town hall Thursday evening ..... Leo
ptleS anu vile nave gone 10 hdnShS, Wnere
they expect to make their future home.
: ...... Mrs. Perry, living near the centre of
the town died sunday and her remains
were taken to Underhll ror interment -.
Lamoille County Court opens April %,
Hon. Russell ). Taft presiding Judge
=. Is. Waite has opened a writing school
with good attendance ..... a heavy fall
of snow on Monday night.
Eugene Storms about As years of age,
died on Friday of Bright's disease He was
u grandson of Primus storms, IA slave and
body servant of Gen. Storms who pur-
chased Il fine farm for his former servant
Il portion of which descended to Eugene,
; who leaves wife and four children. His
funeral was attended at the Methodist
church on Sunday last, Rev. J. S Mott
; officiating. go. r.. f. Barto for three years
employed by the late firm of Church &
Phalen of Troy, n Y, spent Sunday at
d: c. Barto's. He starts from Troy on
Wednesday for st. Paul, Mimi, to try his
him the best wishes of a large circle of
Eastern friends and acquantauces
New Haven.
Mr.. Charles Suilings, aged about 20,
| whose sickness was mentioned few DAYS
since, died on Monday at the residence of
| his children Mr.. and Mrs. Moses DePou-
tee. Funeral services were observed on
Thursday forenoon. ...; r.. l.. Mills an
| aged citizen is sufficiently III to be under
/ medical treatment. ID. II. Squier, who
4 in December went to Pasadena, Cal, for
? his health has purchased a building lot in
that city, and now offers his farm here for
} sale; John Welcome has purchased
the Horace Sprague farm of A. II. Farms
worth .....At meeting of the Congrega-
;ional society held on Monday it was
Z voted to act concurrently with the church
in uniting with the pastor, Rev. G :. Sar-
1 gent, in calling council to consider the
resignation of the latter. William p
Nasp. Iohn Conant and John A Caldwell
: were chosen committee to act in behalf
of the society. The pastor and commit
tees conterrng, it was determined to call
: the council Wednesday, April 49, and let
tiers mssive will be issued to the churches
in Orwell, MIddlebury, Cornwall, Wey
bridge, NergenneS aud Charlotte aud to
President Brainard of Middlebury col
lege.
watervilIe.
Jasper Thomas of Dtnvers, Mass, is
visiting his father, Oran Thomas .....O.
q Kelley has moved into George Stevens
peas house at the upper village.
; l. LarAwdv has moved into the house va
Gated by Kelley. .....T The Dramatic club
played at Belvidere junction Saturday
evening ...... Elijah Stratton who had a
shock of paralysis while driving from
, Fairfax to Watervile few weeks ago,
to Fletcher for interment ....L. w.
, , Brown. an old resident of this place, died
at his daughters home in Dunham, p. @
the past week. ...... Ed Miller was at home
few days the past week His health is
some better. Fred Leach is quite sick,
also old Mrs, Labada.
Cornwall.
The last lyceum of the season was given
at the town hail, last Monday evening,
by the Young Mems Debating club.
: President |. l.. HambliD received re-
election to that office for the six months
ensuing. The programme of the evening
was excellent, consisting of music, recita-
: tlons defamation and an essay by Miss
Emma Law renee is worthy of special
mention followed by the debate on the
. question; "Resolyed that the soldiers of
the revolution were worthy of more credit
than the soldiers of the rebellion - dis
putants, John Sperry, affirmative &c. ii
, Lane, negative.